Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX

EL PASO, TEXA,S,Saturday Evening,January 11, 1913 24 PagesTHREE SECTIONS TODAY.Week-End EditionWEATHER FORECAST.Fair Tonight and Sunday;Colder., I 1 JLJBLIZZARD INPANHANDLECOUNTfiYOnce More ero Temperature Is Registered andCattle Are Suffering.SOME SLEET FALLSEARLY IN EL PASO: -.. .The temperature in El Pasowent up Friday night, .the lowest point registered being 35 degrees above zero, but it gotcolder Saturday morning andthere was a light fall of sleetabout 6 oelock. almost completely covering the pavementsin some places. The sleet soonstopped, but the weather wasnot unusually warm .any timeduring the day.v v:Amarlllo. Texas, Jan. IX Amarillo and the staked plains country ofthe southwest are in the grip of another blizzard, following two days ofspringlike weather.Snow driven by heavywinds,earincoupled with a. temperature nearingthe zero point,- is creating much suffering today, as the people and thecattle of the plains have already suffered severely during the past week,with the coldest spell in lateer dayhistory.VERY COLD DOWNTO MEXICAN COASTCananea, HermosUlo and Even GoaymasSuffer From the Cold Weather;Records Are Broken.Cananea, Son.. Max., Jan. 11. Cananea experienced the coldest weatherin its history this week, when thethermometer registered 6 1-2 degreesabove zero- in the city and 6 belowat Ojo de Agua, where the pumpingplant is located. Considerable trouble witn broken water pipes is beinghad. as the weather becomes warmerand on the Mesa there has been awater shortage, so severe that thecompany has been delivering water toresidences in that portion of the city.Cananea is not the only place in JSonora that suffered from the cold,for at almost every point in the stateextremely cold weather was had. Hermosillo experienced the coldestweather in 40 years; water pipesfroze, snow fell and ice formed on theman irrigation ditches in the orangegroves -In Guaymas the thermometer registered as low as 49 above, which is extremelv cold for that otherwise warnclimate. What -jb4 H cW -feit-fthere so badly was that "there are noarrangements for heating - there asnor.? has fever been required Heretofore. Everything is in the open andnothing in the line of stoves can tiefound in t'.iat city. All along the S. P.de M. railroad north of Guaymas toNogales the cold caused extensive suffering among the poorer class. In allprobability the coldest place in Sonoraduring the pest week was the SantaCruz vajley, between Cananea and Nogales. The river was completelyfrozen over in manyplaoes and tneice on the irrigation ditches was ofsufficient thickness to support theweight of a good sized man.HEAVY SNOW FALLSAT SILVER CITYSilver City, N. M, Jan. 11. A heavysnow fell last night. Today it is sixinches deep, a terrible condition concerning cattle on the range. It isfeared the loss will he heaVy.FREEZING WEATHER INCALIFORNIA ONCE MORE.Los Angeles. Calif., Jan. 11. Temperatures below the freezing pointwere again reported last night in allif the larger citrus fruit districts, butgrowers declared toda J that little additional damage had been done. Theweather bureau, howeveT, predicted itwould be several degrees colder tomorrow. PLENTY OF SNOW; RIVERIS FROZEN AT TORNILLO.Tornillo. Texas, Jan. 10. The snowlies eight inches deep . around Tornillo. Tuesday the thermometer registered six degrees below zero and yestrrday it stood 10 degrees below zero.The Rio Grande is frozen solid from-ank to bank with ice solid enoughfor burros to cross from the Mexicansule tOv Texas with cargos of wood.MAYHIM, HAS IS BELOW-.., -;.,;- v:r" ,, ;"'.:m.naiiiji, a. .x. .ja.il. li. ruurieeninches of snow has fallen here thisweek. The lowest point reached intemperature was 18 degrees belowzero.HEED GETS WEATHHR LE3IOX.Weed, N. M.. Jan. 11. Snow 12 Inchesdeep accompanied with below zeroweather, is the lemon the -weather clerkhanded Weed this -week. The unusualold is doing considerable damage tostock.ETTOB SUGGESTS VIOLENCEIN ADDRESS TO STRIKERS.Xew York, N. Y., Jan. 11. "If youare compelled to go back under unsatisfactory conditions, go back 'witha determination to stick together until- ou get what you want. Go back withyour minds made up that It is tHe1 unsafest thing in the world for tlfe capitalist to eat food prepared 'by membersof your union."This was the advice thwk JosephKttor, the labor leader, reeat1jt acquitted on charges growing out ofthe textile strike rials at Lawrence,Mass.. uttered to striding hotel emplojes. who met in all night sessionafter a series of disturbances in frontof hotels and restaurants.After ho concluded his speech, 'Ettorwas asked to comnMjit on his words.T meant just what I said." was hisreply. He refused to make further explanation.MOSLEMS TORTURE ANDMASSACRE WOMEN.Athens, Greece,' Jan. 11. Moslems today massacred 30 women and. childrenand pillaged and tamed 120 houses in the village of Keramisza, in the Turkishprovince of Epirus, a short distance fro m the Greek frontier.The victims were driven out of thei r flaming homes and took refuge in acavern. They were pursued by the Mos lems, who first tortured and thenslaughtered them.In. the villages of Fortopia and Niparo, in the same region, a number ofnotables were massacred and many houses burned.Plan to Stop Begging During the Year; One FundFor All Purposes. .ADVERTISE CITY INA BUSINESS WAYEl Paso may adopt the budget system for its chamber of commerce andtherby eliminate collection campaignsfor the entertainment of visitors, thesecuring of conventions ard the generaladvancement of the city. On Mondaynight at S oelock, a meeting will beheld at the chamber of commerce, atwhich time members and other business men are invited to discuss thesenew plans.Sanford B. Ricaby. who has installedthis system in San Antonio and Seattleduring the past year with marked success, will explain his method to ElPaso. Already It. has met with favorin the eyes of several prominent business men, and it may be adopted. Hewas requested to stop in El Paso andexplain this system.In San Antonio Mr. Ricaby consolidated the various societies which workfhnra for thn lmbnildinfr of "the citv. and installed the budget system. Hef .Mi tlCA AAA a SAottlhoHlil nnnnTlvas well, and It is expected that El Pasocn raise at least ?60,000 a year throughthis new method.Instead of going- about from time totime, to collect money for various purpf ses, a budget is prepared at the beginning of the year. All are asked tocontribute their share toward the expenses incident to the coming year.This money is collected and distributedtt rough the Same sources as at present, but the collection thereof is different. Ricaby manages the campaign and isagisted by a committee of members oCthe chamber of commerce in settingthe money which is to be devoted tothe needs of the city during the yearto follow. He works on a salary.Big Expense Past Yenr.During the past year. El Pasoan3expended more than $46,000 On publicadvertisement, attending conventions.entertaining others and in the generalsocial functions for which the chamber of commerce works. The Os-Aplejubilee cost 15000. The Interurban railway project necessitated the raisingof a 115,000 bonus, the cottlemen's convention last March cost $6600,' at least$3006 was expended on tb,e trip of thedelegates to the Irrigation congress atSalt Lake City and the men who went'on the trade excursion spent $11.00.This money had to be raisel at different times &id much difficulty wasexperienced at times in getting all thatwas required. In some instances, thecollections fell short of what had beendesired. It is pointed out that the newplan will work better, because tberWML fee a. .cartfttw amount .en hand. ItWlu be possible then for, tho chamberof commerce to determine how muchIt can spend on each event and whetheror not It has sufficient capital on handto get any particular convention.to get any paruciuar convenoun. -Further,- if it is determined that the Jconvention will - not brine back sufficient funds, efforts to obtain it willnot be made.line Business Methods.Ricaby has adopted business methods, believing that the boosting of acity Is a business proposition. He haspointed out and aided in the upbuildingof several cities. Tiotable among whichwas Portland, Ore., where, in ;90S heraised $126,000 a year for a two-yearperiod, and two years later raisedJTOO.OOO more per year for the samec'ty.He instituted the Potlatch show litSeattle in 1911 and raised $60,000. andduring the year 1912. he raised S150.000in the same city for "the benefit of thechamber of- commerce.Ricaby studied out this system andit has proved very successful whereveradopted. -From El Paso he will so to HoustonTex where he is to conduct a campaignsimilar to the one he made in San Antonio. The chamber of commerce atOakland, Cal., and Austin, Tex., havewritten Mr. Ricaby within the lastthree days to conduct campaigns fortlitm.PEACE ENVOYS ARESTILL DEADLOCKEDTurks Declare They will Leave LondonConference Unless Allies ChangeTheir Demands.London, England, Jan. 11. No signof a loosening of the deadlock In theBalkan situation is yet in sight. In themeantime the world awaits the fallof the long beleaguered fortress ofAdrlanople and is watching with closeInterest for the effect which the collective iote to be handed to Turkey bythe a Tibasjadors at Constantino! le, wi'have on the Turkish government.The Turkish delegates confirm thereport that they will leave Londonnext week for Constantinople if the allies do not change their minds.BULGARIAN ARMY HASLOST 21.181 MEX IN WAB.St- Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 11. Theofficial list of casualties in the Bulgarian army since the beginning ofthe war with Turkey shows 244 officers and 21,181 men have beenkilled or succumbed from their wounds,according to a dispatch from Sofia.RETIRING JUDGE SAYS COURTSARE HELD" IN DISBESPECTDenver, Colo., Jan. 11. In retiringfrom the district court bench of Denver, jujflge Hubert L. Shattuck Issueda statement concerning the courts ofthe nation and their relation to the people. "Out of my experience as a judge,"said he. "I have no hesitancy in sayingthat the -people are holding the courtsin more and -more disrespect. If thiscondition continues during thn next fiveyears, and progresses as rapidly as itlias during the past five, years, it willbe a. great factor toward the establishment of anarchy."The dignity of the court is beingsneered 'at on all sides and its influence as s. consequence, is becomingminimized as a facto of good and arbitration in the scheme of society. Thisapplies not only to Denver, butthroughout the nation."HNiESMiinrDri jn im jur TRUTHappointees iiiflULnu iu LiM I nc I n u i n(IF TIFT PFNFPII FIOPOlFirst Break in DeadlockComes With Confirmationof Army Appointments.WOMAN'S CHARGESCREATE SENSATIONWashington, D. C-, Jan. 11. The firstIfreak in the. deadlock over presidentTaft's appointments, pending in the&gnate. came today when at an executive session. Brig. Gen. James B. Aleshire was confirmed as a major generaland Surg. Gen. Geo. M. Torney wasconfirmed as a brigadier general. Thisaction followed a morning caucus bytne uemocrats, Dut tne lines are sofcharply drawn still between Republicans and Democrats that no furtherconfirmations are expected in the immediate future except on army andr.-avy and diplomatic appointments.The senate did not act. on the caseof Brlg.-Gen. Witherspoon or Col. JohnMcClcrnand.The deadlock between the Democratsand Republicans is expected to continue over the 1300 nominations nowpending.The fight in the senate probably willbe renewed early next week to determine the length to which both partieswill go in the struggle."Woman Startles Senate.Mrs. Helen Pierce Gray who, as aninvestigator of Crow Indian affairs,has been the center of more than onestorm, created a tumultuous scene hefore the senate Indian affairs committee today when she charged that Indians had been murdered to set themout of the way, that secretary Fisherand senator Dixon had made statements "deliberately untrue," and thatif she had opportunity to produce allher evidence "secretary Fisher wouldbe connected up with one of the mostgljrantic steals jrointr on in the UnitedStates."The secretary and the senator objected vigorously to her being permitted to make such general charges.Members -of the committee demandedthat Mrs. Gray Droduce her nroofs andsecretary Fisher agreed readily to produce any evidence In his possession. !?.h.nr' i1,'0.1!.. was on Bnatoroo-10!11".0" ? s?nd, ,theSfor WsH?!"!1next weekl ' VCr t0 IThe pammen fnnrlrt 1 .cfU. tlr- :committee met. but adionrned untilMonday.Archbald Case With "Jury.'The impeaohment of judge RobertW. Archbald. of the United States commerce court, passed last night out ofthe hands of the house managers andjudge Archibald's attorneys and became the subject of consideration forthe senate sitting as a jury. The trialthat has engrossed the attention ofthe senate rtmore -than ((bur hoursa -day since December 3 came to anend when representative Henry D.Clavton. of Alabama, wini-liiilwi tYiafinal argument of the- house managers Jwith another appeal for the removal Iof judBe Arcnbald, because of allegedmisconduct. IJust as the senate was about to adjourn. senator Reed, of Missouri,asked -permission to submit one morequestion to judge Archbald as towhether or not he had altered the record of testimony in the Louisville &ISashvllle rate case before the commerce court. His correspondence withattorney Helm Bruce in this case furnished the foundation for one of thearticles of impeachment.Question Withdrawn.Judge Archbald'sattorneys declaredif the question was submitted theywould require an opportunity to makefurther arguments. A secret sessionwas ordered at once and at the end ofmore than an hour of debate, it wasannounced that the senate declined toorder the. question submitted to judgeArchbald. Senator Reed then formallywithdrew it.The -senate resumed consideration ofthe case behind closed doors today.The vote upon all of the 13 separatecharges against judge Archbold Is, tobe taken Monday. While the senate willconsider the case in secret, it will votein the open. It was first agreed toallow each senator to state orally hisreasons for hl vote; later the senaterescinded its action in that regard andprovided that each senator should filehis reasons in writing.Th full npnnltv Vo mn., t. .posed by the senate includes not only Iremoval from office, but disbarment of fjudge Archbald from ever holding anyiivsiuuu ui puunc trust in tne ruture.Wants Canneries Investigated.Labor and housing conditions amongthe workers in the canning camps ofNew York state was attacked by MissMary Boyle O'Reilly, a social worker,before the house rules committee, considering a resolution by representativeAllen of Ohio, for the appointment ofa special committee to investigateconditions in the fruit and vegetablecanning industry throughout thecountry." Miss O'Reilly said that she had spenta month as a worker in tin, nnin .j camps of New York and after observj ing conditions had returned to themwitn i-. u. x-uray of the New Yorkstate department of labor. Mr. Purdywas an hand to corroborate MissO'Reilly's testimony. Miss O'Reillyproduced a large number of photographs she had taken in the campsDiseased workers, bad housing conditions, lack or sanitation and neglectof ordinary sanitary precautions inthe separation of canned productswere charged by Miss O'Reilly Shesaid that all of the children in thecamps over, the age of lo were employed in the factories. She instancedone boy. Dominick Herr, eight vearsold, who she said worked 10 hoursa uaj lor tn cents.AVant Morrrnn in Tiir.h!,fi,rman AlexanJer. of the housdP ns V".8,' rnvessating committee.r,11131, a-subpena probablyL d, beu issue,d for J- Werpont Morfh.'.iI?QuaVe, Vim te" the committeeInfrn i?.iS ?f ,lrhe orsanlzation of the;75 tA controlmg a number of for- ...elgn steamshln llnra i Vi Ami olPy1 ls '." E"rope. but chairwSnlrt !? n2er saW that hu testimony? I o. nl be ncJed before the timeset rot his return...l .o.im"uK rtgreementn. j,.! asreements as to rates and ser- i...-o a,,, maintained between steamshiplines between New York and the fareast and India was described to thocommittee today by Paul- Gottheil.Whose firm represents a number of thelargest Aorth niomi. -i.oJir. Gottheil was questioned at length jTV . "K alleged agreements betweenan of the great North Atlantic lines,including the Hamburg-American,.North German Lloyd. Holland-Americanand Red Star to divide up the portsof Europe.The witness insisted that while Itwas entirely possible that there wasan Understanding by which one linewould not send Its essels to the portof another, there was strong competition between the companies?Conferences Held ceUIy.Chairman Alexander asked if ratem ' IU eh innEu 8 Lliy'LL!National Guard Has Hospital Equipment Ready toAid Sufferers,GTVTr&TI7C! A "Km "D A TTVTGI QINUWO MJXXJ XViiJLINDINCREASE DANGERColumbus. Ohio, Jan.ii. i. generalflrmrt warning for Ohio wa Issued hvthe United States weather forecasterin this city ipday. The prediction ismade that by tomorrow all Ohio riverswill be out of their banks, but the risemay be checked some time tomorrow bycold weather.At the adjutant general's office tbday it was stated that the Ohio nationalguard and its hospital and other equipments are being held in readiness tobe rushed to the aid of the flood sufferers. The reports received indicatefurther damage at several Ohio river,points, including Point Pleasant andParkersburg, W. Va., East Liverpool,Steubenvllle and Marietta. Ohio.Ohio Continues to Rise.Washington, D. C. Jan. 11. The Ohioriver continues to rise below Parkersburg, W. Va. It Is now L7 feet aboveflood stage at Cincinnati. Reports -tothe weather bureau today, however, sayit has begun to fall at Parkersburg.Local snows and rains are predictedfor tonight from the lake region andupper Ohio valley eastward, with rainsot the southward and falling temperature Sunday.agreements existed among lines tradingbetween Atlantic ports and the far eastand between Japan, China and thaPhilippines, and whether there was apooling arrangement by lines betweenAUUIUC polls aim mc " ca-i. Jil.Goftheil said he had no definiteknowledge, but believed such agreements were still effective. Rates -forrhel1n3NewVkver;Tu:day. The witness said a great manyships under foreign flags probablywere owned oy Americans.$03,830,177 for Army.Carrying $98,830,177. an increase qfnearly $I,99$.OO0 over the amount ap-priatloiT Dmwfeyear,theie armIP annrithellSn;19:Briatlod TraTlvas report ttfthe IfOTJBgoy rejreseniaiive nay, oi v uKiina,chairman of the committee on military affairs. One-naif of the apotoprlation this year will be used exclusively for the pay ol the army.. . V, a ,fl i 1 t..l-'illbnstcr on rension ism,A one-man . filibuster conducted byrepresentative Rodenberry. of Georcia.in which every known means wascalled into force to delay action on a.utnoinn Kill iTlVnlvInc ?: TlY-iVfltft nPH-J sions, ended when representative Rua! sell of Missouri, chairman of the committee having the bill an ennrge. moveathat the house djourn. Despite thetilibuster the bill made considerableprogress and reached the point where itwas made unfinished business.Question of Present; Xot Future."Keep the tariff as it stands or ahardship will result to American industry." was the concensus of opinionof witnesses discusing the metalschedule of the tariff.Chairman Underwood pointed outthat the committee was legislating forrevenue for the present and not figuring on what might' happen in the future. "This committee," he said, "cannotlegislate on your fears and on conditions you say you expect. T-he committee ought to legislate to meet conditions as they arise."Oppose Free Lend and Zinc.George W. Cook, of Denver, representing the zinc and lead industry ofColorado, asserted that If lead andzinc were placed on the free list,over 100 producing mines with concentrating mills In 22 states would- closedown,WilWilliam Smvthe. of the AmericanMachine companypictured tne uermanmanufacturer as "rubbing his hand3with delight" over the prospect of theremoval of the duty on machine tools.He said the German manufacturershave special freight rates and addedthat Germany and England are sendisg out the great export trade of theworld.Discount For Foreign Buyer.Smyfhe sail sometimes there was adiscount in favor of the foreign buyer,a lower price being given for expertbusiness on the theory that it washarder to sell abroad than at home.Mr. Underwood said that sellingcheaper abroad than at home was amatter the .committee had a right tolook into and questioned the witnessclosely as to details.Manufacturers and machinists unitedin opposing the placing of printingpresses on the free list.WASHINGTON PHYSICIANEXAMINES ROCKEFELLER.Washington. D. C Jan. 11. Dr. G.W. Richardson, ot Washington, is inMiami, Fla.. to examine Win. Rockefeller at the instance of the heusemoney trust committee to determinewhether the financier's condition willpermit him to give teslimqny.RockcfellerV Ship In Delayed.Miami. Fla., Jan. 11- The steamer iMiami, which left here for the Bahamas, was grounded off Florida reefs12 hours yesterday, reaching Nassaulate last night. The Miami will sailfrom Nassau at 7 oelock this eveningwith Wm. Rockefeller aboard nnd isdue to reach Miami on the returntrip about noon Sunday.PROHIBITION IN T1IKSPEAKERSHIP FIGHT.Austin. Texas, Jan. 11. Thespeakership race- seems now tohave narrowed between ChesterH. Terrell, of Bexar county, ananti. and T. Dl Rbwell, of Mar-ion county, a pro.While indications point to theelection of Terrell, still shouldthe prohibition question enterthe contest, the result might bedifferent. Terrell, -in a statement, says that "this question isnot a factor, while Rowell saysthat It is and that as the majority of the representatives arefrom prohibition counties, theyshould have the privilege otnaming the speaker.: v: .;.Br F I Garrett, who spent severalm ceks at t imago. Ill, on business, hasreturned.FEDERALS PROMISEORDER IN SONORAClaim to Hold All Garrisons So RebelsCannot Take Them Feet ofBarefoot Federals Frozen.Douglas, Ariz.. Jan. 11. Federalguarantee of safety is given for foreign life and property in Sonora. In astatement issued from the headquartersof Gen. Ojeda, at Agua Prieta, he declares that northern Sonora is in noway affected by the advent of rebelsinto the state. Officials, he says, feelthemselves amDly able of coping withthe situationHe says tne reoeis yec.hold no towns of importance. The gar-rlsons of Basarac, Bavispe, ColoniaOaxaca and Colonia Morelos are felt tobe ample to protect me io-u.Thfi Basarac force has started out torepel any attempt at invasion fromOjitas or Carretas. Forces of rebelsare reported near both places. The federals say there are but 100 rebels inthe state, so far as report Qf actualnumbers is received. Other forces arereported by the federals to be near Bacadehuichi, Nacori and Chico.Report is received that the agricultural towns of Granadas and Huasapas,on the west branch of the Bavispe river,have been occupied. "r im uc c-i.., .With one exception, tne ieaeraisI Claim tonoia ail airB pw?. ""pregnable to the rebels. This is anopening, by way of Granadas, at Opnta,on the Tigre crossing on the Bavisperiver. ,A telegram received today says Col.Obregon and a 100 men have left Hermosillo. The force will be augmentedby 100 before reaching Agua Prieta.&i.,npfn trt rpnnrts from the south-em nart of the state, it is beingstripped of many soldiers in the Yaquicampaign, in order to take care of thetrouble in the north.Two hundred reinforcements reachedAgua Prieta late yesterday, after afearful march, during which one privatefroze to death and another died of exDosure and was buried at the roadside.Many soldiers and camp women were :Q.afnAtaJ TirT tM. f.t WftTP frOZen !barefooted and' their feet were frozenand left blood upon the ground eachtime they put their feet down.REBEL LEADER ISWANTED FOR MURDERCitizens Auk IHh Arrest But Government Has Granted Pardon and-, Bought Him Into Sub.mission.Chihuahua, Mex., Jan. 11. The political ' authorities of Batopilae, thisstatf have petitioned the state government -for the arrest of Gen. Luis Fernandez, a rebel leader who surrenderedto the federal army with several hundred followers a short time ago, ontheS. charge of murder growing out ofI & 'J 5"f V,las" durincr the time that Fernandezwith Ms rebel outfit was in possessionof -the city.he rebel leader, it is alleged, killed.ojir men -In .cold blood, tor Tio!reasfi tttn that they were perenemie ,'of his. -'At the time" the offences were reported to have been committed Fernandez vas applying to the federalgovernment for amnesty for himselfand was already in receipt of a posl-t tive reply from Gen. ' Joaquin Telle.commanaer oi tne iourtn military zone,It is current rumor in this city' thatFernandez- received a large sum ofmoney, variously estimated at from j$25,000 to $60,000, for delivering up hisarms and men to the government.When the surrender was made at Parral Fernandez's men received $50 apiece and transportation "to their homesin various parts of the state.AUBERT DIFFERSWITH GEN. TELLEZHis Removal the Result or IIIh Telegraphing to Madero TSnt Con-dltlonn Were Bad In Cblfeuahua.Chihuahua, Mex., Jan. ll.Gen.Trucy Aubert. while in this city enroute to Durango City, where he wiUhave charge of the zones covering thestate Of Durango and Zacatecas andthe Laguna region of Coahuila, calledon Gen. Joaquin Tellez. his former superior, and patched up old differences.Aubert while in charge of the Juarezzone telegraphed Mexico City to thepresident that conditions in this statewere a great deal worse than - theywere reported, and as a consequence,bad feeling is said to have existedbetween the men. Aubert's removalfrom the state was thought to havebeen caused by his failing to report such conditions as he is" reportedto have telegraphed to the president,first to hl3 superior.ANOTHER TOWN ISATTACKED BY REBELSRctrentlng From Ayotclugo, They Attack Juehltopec, But Are Running Out of Ammunition.Mexico. City. Mex.. Jan. 11. Therebels Who sacked and burned thetown of Ayotcingo Thursday are reported today as moving south-wardthrough the mountains, pursued by 20federals. In their retreat they attacked Juehltopec. 10 miles south ofAyotcingo. The rebels are said to beFunning out of ammunition.State department advices today saidthat the railway line between MexicoCity and Veracruz was threatened 'byrebels and the government had despatched troops to protect trains.REBEL AjOEUNITIGNFOUND BY FEDERALSOfficers In Chlhnahun Capture LargeQuantity Stored Rlcht UnderTheir Nosea by Rebel.Villa Ahumada, Chlh., Jan. 11.Seven thousand Mauser cartridges andthree cases of dynamite containingover 400 sticks of tne deadly stun,were discovered In a house near theCentral railroad depot here yesterdayby officers of the federal army, whohnri thc1r citnniMnnR nronsed bv theactions of several cowboys loitering inthe vicinity of the. house where tne Icontraband was discovered. 'A search was made because it has .been known for some time that the :rebels have been getting ammunition ,from stations along the railroad, asmanv boxes consigned to the federal i! garrisons along the road have been juisappeanng irom lime iu win?, upvuthe approach of the officers the cowboys jumped astride their horses andfled.COL. BLANCO SAID TOHAVE BEEN KIDNAPEDRebels rriday kidnaped Gen. Jose dela Luz Blanco and hio udjutant fromunder the noses of the federal comnander"s coljnin of 500 men, say reliable advn i x t"ily. Blanco was encamped just north of Madera in amountainous countrv. It is declaredthat the rebels escaped to the hillswith their captives.Just as the Mexico North Westernrailway was to resume traffic Saturday from Juarez to Pearson, the wireswere cut, and it is believed the roadagain has been destroyed by rebels.MORMONS CAN'T GETBACK TO COLONIESMany Waiting, Some With RelativesSick Sown There, lint Unableto Get "Back Home."Between 25 and 30 persons are waiting for the first train, which theythought would run today, to carry themInto Mexico. Peter and Mrs. Skousenhave part of their family already Inthe colonies and they tried to join themwhen the last train was turned back.Mrs. Stowell has received a telegram, that her son. Earle. is down with typhoid fever and the father wants herI to come on the first train to nurse the; son.John Wilson is anxious to return tohis mercantile business that he hasbeen trying, with the aid of his company,, to keep open during the lastrevolution, and so almost each personand each family has some special feature to draw them back to Mexico andtheir home. But most of the colonistsfear that the federals are not strongenough to protect the foreigners even Ifthey had a disposition to do so.A little band of Mexicans, composedof old employes of the Mormons, havelocated in the mountain colonies anddefy anyone to go up there. At firstthere were hut 15, but their numbersare being augmented constantly,though the federals are near and knowall about them."It is hard to believe that they arefighting for principles when a rebelone day, becomes a federal the nextand vice versa," said a Mormon today."Conditions are no better in ColoniaMorelos, where the federals are in fullpossession. The soldiers are dealingout misery to the property ownersthere, making them pay for their ownproducts or in other words by theirown produce.Broughten Lunt has returned fromthe City of Mexico, where has been ona mission. He leftNyesterday to joinYilt -crlft in Ai-lnTift jiTi.l tn hrinir herbac to El Paso. He says conditionsin the interior have been exaggeratedthough they have been bad enough.O. P. Brown has returned from Utah.He hastened his return because of atelegram telling him of the very serious illness of his wife, who is In Arizona. She, however. Is very much Improved now.The young folks of the refugee coiony gathered and enjoyed themselvesat the Merrill home last evening.REBEL TRIS OXERS T.IKEXTO CHIHUAHUA PEXITEXTIARYChihuahua. Mex.. Jan. 11. Col. Francisco Castro, with the 23d battalion,conducting 36 rebel prisoners, caughtnear Vina Ahumada several days ago asthey were preparing to burn and dynamite several bridges, has arrivedhere aboard a military train from thenorth. The prisoners were taken immediately tothe state penitentiary,where they Will be held pending thetrtrials. ' . vCol. Castro and his command will return te Casas Qcandee and Pearson toBBrsue a.-vigeimfe. awpafcte, MbwiiintDie rebels under Caraveo, Saiazar, Rajas and Porras.Persons arriving in this city fromthe Madera, vicinltv during the week.say that 25 rebels were the sum totalkilled in the three battles with Blan-i --u tuiuuiu ia;i , um m. -I reported. The federals are reported toI have lost a like number.GE.V. TELLEZ SEXDS HISTROOPS TO HEARST RAXCHChihuahua. Mex., Jan. 11. Throughcouriers sent to him frcm this ci.y. Gen.Jose de la Lnz Blanco has been orderedto march to the Bablcora ranctt. ownedby the Hearst interests, northwest ofthis city, to protect it against therebels, who threaten to raid the ranchand make the American employes prisoners and hold them for ransom.J. C. Hays, manager of the rancn. telegraphed the American consul in thiscity requesting that officer to use hisinfluence -with the federal army commandant to have troops sent to Bablcora. Gen. Tellez ordered Blanco tomake the march.BAXCO MINBRO TO PAYDIVIDEND OF 6 PERCENTChihuahua, Mexico. Jan. 11. TheBanco Minero. in this city, owned by" f errazas-reei interesu. nas nou-" 1" T X.S ?,...; I6 percent has been .declared or O..Ifiscal year ending December 31. 191Four percent of this amount will bepaid immediately, the balance to bedistributed in July. next.The announcement of a profit for theyear just closed by the hank is lookedupon as remarkable, in view of the political conditions which have upset thisstate since March, 1912. For nearlyfour months the bank was closed,opening late in September, of last year.UNITED STATES HEARS OFMORE TROUBLE IN MEXICO.Washington. D. C-. Jan. 11. Statedepartment reports indicate a recurrence of disorder in the state of Sonora. Mex., which has been reenteredby rebel forces. The situation againis bad In the vicinity of Acapulco inthe southern part of the republic. Theconsul at the latter port reports that500 rebels, after two days. of fightinghave taken Tecpan from 150 federals.He adds that San Geronimo again hasbeen sacked and that a large numberof persons are being held for ransom.One American ranch in Chihuahua reported that rebels or bandits killedmore than 100 cattle last week.MORE INDICTMENTS OFMEXICANS AT SAN ANTONIO.San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 11. Announcement is made that indictmentsalleging violations of the neutralitylaws have been returned in the UnitedStates district court here against Emilio Vasauez Gomez. Dr. K. P. Rueda.Francisco I. Guzman. Emanuel L Mar- Iquez. Dr. Luis Snowball Dr. Jose 'Luis Snowball Dr.Saenz and Juan Pedro DidfcDD.AH of those indicted have been ar- .rested. Guzman and Didapp were un-able to secure bond and are In jail. 'Tne otners are at noeny under bonds 'raneine from S1500 to SI 0.000.Gomez was required to furnish the Ilargest bond. . I.TWO KILLED IN WRECKDEMING MAN FALLS TO DEATHNEAR AMARILLO, TEXASAmarillo, Tex, Jan. 11. Two men were instantly killed and othrs injuredmore or less seriously when an estra east bound Sock Island freiuat train snlit aswitch at Vega, just east of Amarillo, this morning.The dead are T J. Holt, fireman, and J. J. Stinww, brakeman. Both were unmarried and were living in Amanllo. Other members of the train crew live iaAmarillo, but have not reached here. Passenger trains are being detonred over thaSanta re.DEMING MAN, HILLEDDeming, N. Ml, Jan. il.-Dan Darling, a svTitchman on the Santa Fe, fell froma tank car thu morning in the Santa Fe yards and his head was crashed off.Darling was putting a brake on the top of the tank car, stopping it on the switch,when his brake stick broke, causing him to fall in front of the car. He was lolledinstantly. He leaves a wife but no children.Visit of Lloyd Griscom WithSenor Lascurain to Present Conditions.PEACE PLANS FROMREBELS SUBMITTEDThey Suggest Removal ofPart of Cabinet and Immediate Land Gants.Efforts are Toeing made to show theMadero administration, through PedroLascurain. just how serious are conditions in northern Mexico, especially toforeign investments. This Is believedto be the reason of Lloyd Griseom's tripwith the minister. The Mexican minis-j ter of exterior relations Friday con-ierrea witn various American railway,mining and ranchmen before departingeast Friday night, to retnrn by way ofSan Antonio and Laredo to MexicoCity.Accompanying the Mexican ministeron his trip along the border is LloydC. Griscom, former American ambassador to Japan, Italy and other countries, and iiow president of the PanAmerican society.Showing Him The Truth.While Mr. Griscom is said to be act-! 'nS in an unofficial capacity. It isknown that he is Informally representing tne department ot state, ana it issaid that his instructions were to pilotthe Mexican foreign minister aroundwhere he could meet Americans whohave suffered from lack of protectionin Mexico, that senor Lascurain mightsee for himself. Just the provocationthe United States has for interventionif it cared to act also that the Mexican government might learn for itself,the untruthfulness of the reports received from Us own officals regardingthe restoration of "peace" in Mexico.-Meets Many Americans.Meeting with minister Lascurain andMr. Griscom Friday were officials ofthe Majtfag Noifeh. Western railway, andvarious mine ana" ranch owners of thetroubled district below Juarez. Effortwas also made to show the Mexicanminister how helpful to the interestscf the Mexican government has beenthe cordon of United States troops retained along the frontier since the beginning of the first revolution againstthe Madero administration. 'Severalmilitary officials, as stated in yesterday's Herald, were called to give theMexican minister a report of -what theUnited States troops have done alongthe border for the Madero governmentin confiscating rebel ammunition at atime when the Mexican federal goernment wa& unable to protect its own.borders.Pcsce Proposal Submitted.Before departing last night ministerLascurain declared that while in ElPaso he had received no peace overturesfrom the rebels, then he admitted receiving a peace plan drawn up by Enrique Ana a. Mexican consul at Tucson,Ariz., who conferred with the minister.The plan was. it Is said, to ailowMadero to remain in office the remainder of his term, for half the cabinet to resign and their places be filled-with members chosen by the revolutionleaders, and for the enforcement atonce of the. land grant clause of theSan Luis Potosi plan of the Maderorevolution.While it appeared that this plan didnot meet with the approval of the Mexican minister, R. Gomez Robeio, Gen.Orozco's representative, declared lastnight that he believed it would be acceptable to the revolutionary faction.Anaya On Peace.Senor Anaya declares that the peaceProposals -which he submitted to senorLascurain came from representativesof Rojas and Saiazar and their rebelcommands, and that, after he communicated the matter to Mexico City bywire, he was ordered to come to El Pasoto meet senor Lascurain and presentthe overtures to him.Another Peace Conference.Another peace conference betweenMexican federal and rebel representatives may be held in -El Paso on Thursday of next week. Aftr Mexican minister Lascurain left Friday evening. Itwas. learned that He had held a conference with a number of Mexicans whohad slipped into El Paso without anynoise. It is said that an agreementwas reached at this eleventh hour conference to submit the proposals of thelebels to a committee of five federalsupporters now in Kl Paso, who wouldconsider and discuss them at lengthend confer with Mexico City through,the Mexican consul in El Paso regarding the terms asked by the rebels.The rebel proposals, it is said, -willbe submitted by a committee of menselected fr.m the rbel party, who arenow In El Paso, with the terms which,the rebels, exclusive of Orozco, are asking. The Mexican consul hr m tnbe included in the federal committee.it is said, in order that the meeting -mavbe gien a semblance of official actionand that the consul mav forward theresults to the capitol. Should the termsproposed, by the rebel representativesbe acceptable, they will be agreed toby the government, it is said, and ifnot, the action of the committee will(Continued on page .